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VITAS to Acquire Covenant Health and Community Services’ Hospice Business

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VITAS Healthcare Corporation has penned an agreement to acquire Covenant Health and Community Services’ hospice operations and one of its assisted living facility locations for $85 million. The nonprofit provider operates a 32-bed assisted living facility in Pensacola, Florida.

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VITAS  CEO Westfall: Market Conditions More Favorable for Hospice Acquisitions

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Skyrocketing valuations were among the factors behind that decision, Westfall told Hospice News in 2020. The transaction also brought VITAS into the assisted living arena, as its acquired assets included one such community. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter.

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Sanford Health, Good Samaritan Society’s Mobile Clinic Offers Support to Hospice Patients

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The organization’s mobile Post-Acute and Community Services Clinic is designed to serve rural seniors who may have difficulty traveling to medical appointments, with an initial focus on patients in assisted living or skilled nursing facilities. The clinic launched in 2020, initially serving 14 locations.

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Elara Caring Acquires of Assisted Daily Living

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Established in 1986, Assisted Daily Living provides skilled home care, personal care and private duty services in hospitals, nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout Rhode Island. Demographics are fueling demand for senior care in Rhode Island.

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VITAS Community Access Program Spurs Upward Trend, but Staffing, COVID Headwinds Still Sting

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Since 2020, the company has been beleaguered by the staffing shortage, reduced lengths of stay, and disruption in skilled nursing, senior housing, and to some extent acute-care referrals. They also saw a 7% decline in assisted-living facility admissions. Admission rates in Q3 were mixed depending on the referal source.

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Studies: Virtual Reality Shows Promise in Palliative Care

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Georgia-based Hospice Savannah began implementing VR technology into patient care during the pandemic, launching these services in 2020 to ease pain and isolation in patients. Our skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities have also valued this offering and requested that we continue.”

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Key to the Continuum: Hospice Providers Eye Primary Care Businesses

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Alivia Care came into existence in 2020 when Community Hospice & Palliative Care, now an affiliate, formed a larger company with a wider range of services. Patients in assisted living facilities, group homes, and other facilities received 3.2 Primary care is where it’s at.” Patients in the United States received more than 2.2